" H! M. \: N. S. i0 F7 b" INot all children will get away with only one shot, however. The Public Health Agency's revised guidelines are as follows: 6 H' O5 ?/ n2 A4 t7 ^% D- H 8 a( k* {0 y6 r/ r- Children between six months and under three years old should still receive two half-doses of adjuvanted H1N1 vaccine, at least 21 days apart. * E2 t6 l+ z, H6 W. o
8 o. ^; G* A3 u; z( e8 L2 {+ [$ U- Children between three years and nine years old with chronic health conditions should get their first half-dose as quickly as possible. They should get a second half-dose at least 21 days later. 8 G$ l" }$ P0 R' v1 L1 V7 q- l5 u9 o8 n
- Healthy kids between three years and nine years old should only receive a half-dose of H1N1 vaccine. They don't need to come back for a second shot.
& @, P) y* ]& H, L% OThe Public Health Agency of Canada (Nov 12, 2009) recommends:6 J ]9 Y/ J9 E0 ~0 X
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* Children from six months up to and less than three years old receive two half-doses of the H1N1 adjuvanted vaccine. There should be a minimum of 21 days between the two half doses., d' S9 s2 {9 @& W9 `$ A* [9 z
* Healthy children with no chronic health problems aged three years to under 10 years should receive one half dose of the H1N1 adjuvanted vaccine.7 s5 V# h( O( \8 i* i
* Children aged three to under 10 years with chronic medical conditions should receive two half doses of adjuvanted H1N1 vaccine. There should be a minimum of 21 days between the two half doses.4 l p% X" [$ X; h
* All children aged 10 years and older should receive one full dose adjuvanted vaccine.